I will talk about Douglas Macarthur. Whos served twice says army chief of staff as the japanese surrender tokyo bay for the most decorated soldiers of world war xi of metal fonder was honored by Winston Churchill in arguably the most disliked and even reviled figure in American Military history. And there is the rub. The challenge for the biographer. How do understand a man who was so disliked, believe me how do you square the adl that this prejudiced and narrow minded man was also also, i think, one of the most brilliant military leaders in our history . It comes down to two words. Chairman. Harry truman. They dismissed him are fired him or however you put it and brought him back to the United States the great hero standing ovation in the u. S. Congress then as macarthur himself would put it then put away like every old soldier with a very unofficial opinion poll macarthur insisted he was the worst ahead of the dick arnold. [laughter] the trader. So when i began this book i tried to f
Visit the booktv. Org to watch any other programs you see here online. Type the author or book not in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search big you can also share anything you see on booktv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Booktv streams live on line 48 hours every weekend with the top nonfiction books and authors. Booktv. Org. Historian mark perry recounts the military career of general Douglas Macarthur. He reports that macarthur, appointed commander of u. S. Army forces in the far east by president Franklin Roosevelt, was equally reviled and respected. This is about 50 minutes. Thank you, doug. And to offer been there. Thanks to the National Archives for inviting me in holding this event. Im going to talk about Douglas Macarthur who served twice as army chief of staff, received the japanese surrender in tokyo bay, was one of the most decorated soldiers of world war i, he won the medal of honor, wa
Reach our bases in south korea and japan, guam and hawaii and even the west coast of the United States. So as the National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster put it, the threats are real and were running out of time to thwart them. President trump will reiterate the plain fact that north korea threatens not just our allies, south korea and japan and the United States, north korea is a threat to the entire world. So all nations of the world must do more to counter that threat. Martha kim jonguns regime releasing this statement in response saying the reality clearly shows that the gangsterlike u. S. Imperialists are the very ones that are aggravating the situation of the Korean Peninsula and seeking to ignite a nuclear war. That is the situation that the president walks into as he begins this very historic trip. This is the itinerary. Monday, he will be in japan. He will meet with the emperor and also bilateral meetings with Prime Minister abe. Bret baier will sit down with him in that trip
As the nation bid a final farewell to former president george h. W. Bush. Drive starts at the one and looking for a little grieving room and they get that and plenty more. Derrick henry still going 99 yards for the touchdown. This is my town that, that na na na na na this is my town. Brian i know i say this a lot they sang that here. Steve dont think new york is Montgomery Gentrys town but they did sing it here. Ainsley its your town, baby. Steve he reminds us. Do you know what today is . December 7th. A day that will live in infamy. We are delighted that you would join us on this very, very busy friday after a very busy news week. Ainsley james comey is set to testify behind closed doors. He wanted it out in the open. This is going to be in front of the house judiciary committee. He tried to challenge this but he dropped that challenge when republicans agreed to make the transcript public which will probably be redacted. Steve republicans wanted him behind closed doors because when th
James comey during his blockbuster hearing on the hill and Robert Mueller making headlines with new details expected on the russia probe. We are live ahead of a busy day in washington. How about santa . Santas heartwarming message to an American Hero that will make your morning. Fox and friends first starts right now. Wake me up dont wake me up dont wake me up heather we give you a reason to wake up. It is good to wake up and enjoy fox and friends first especially when it is friday because it is already the weekend though it will be a busy day today. Thank you for starting the day with us. Lets begin with a fox news alert. Keeping an eye on this, Police Officer shot in the face and the suspect is killed with just one bullet. Michael smith fighting for his life following the shooting of a georgia dentist at his georgia dentists office, all this started when employees called 911 to report an aggressive man. It is not clear who shot the officers gun. Right now officer smith is in Critical